R MOD 10-VNX Block Local Replication Principles

VNX Block Local Replication Principles
Upon completion of this module, you should be able to:

Explain the business cases for VNX block local
replication
List VNX SnapView and VNX Snapshot basic
terminology
Explain operating principles for the following:
VNX SnapView
VNX Snapshot
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VNX Block Local Replication Business Cases
Primary goals
Creation of point-in-time copies of data
Support for consistent on-line backup or data
replication
Offload backup and other processing from production
hosts
Data copies can be used for purposes other than

backup
Testing, decision support scenarios, local data
migration
A successful recovery requires that consistent data
was written to the backup media

SnapView supports consistency for Snapshots and
clones
VNX Snapshots support Consistency
Groups
SnapView Overview
SnapView Snapshots
Use pointer-based replication and Copy on First Write technology
Make use of a Reserved LUN Pool to save data chunks
Have three managed objects: Snapshot, Session, Reserved LUN
Pool
SnapView Clones
Make full copies of the Source LUN (Classic, Thick , or Thin)
Track changes to Source LUN and Clones in the Fracture Log
Have three managed objects: Clone Group, Clone, Clone Private
LUN
SnapView Snapshots and SnapView Clones are managed by

Unisphere
Navisphere Secure CLI
Admsnap
SnapView Terminology
Term
Definition
Production host
Server where customer applications are executed

Source LUNs are accessed from the production host
Backup
(secondary)
host
Host where backup processing occurs

Offloads backup processing from production host
Snapshots and clones are accessed from backup host
Admsnap utility
An executable program that runs interactively or with a
script to manage clones and snapshots

Resides on the servers connected to the storage system
Source LUN
Production LUN the LUN from which replicas are made
Activate
Maps a snapshot to an available snapshot session
Snapshot
A point-in-time copy of a Source LUN
Reserved LUN
Pool (RLP)
Private area used to contain Copy on First Write (CoFW)
data
Total number of Reserved LUNs is limited
SnapView Terminology (continued)

Term
Definition
Snapshot
session
Defines a point-in-time designation by invoking CoFW

activity for updates to the Source LUN
Snapshot
session name
Name for a session that is used for subsequent operations

(sessions should have meaningful names)
Chunk
Granularity at which data is copied from the Source LUN to a

reserved area
Copy on First
Write (CoFW)
When a chunk is changed on the Source LUN for the first

time, data is copied to a reserved area
Fracture
The process of breaking off a clone from its source

Once a clone is fractured, it can receive server I/O requests
Clone group
Contains a Source LUN and all of its clones
Clone private
LUNs
Used for recording information that have been modified on

the Source LUN and clone LUN that has been fractured
SnapView Features
SnapView enabler allows use of Snapshots and
Clones
Snapshots and Clones have high availability
features
Resilient to SP and path failures (if PowerPath is
installed), LUN trespasses, and non-disruptive

upgrades
Multiple point-in-time copies allowed

Restore to Source LUN capability
Primary host sees changes immediately
Minimal disruption to production data processing
Consistency of data across multiple objects

Consistent session start, consistent clone fracture
Simplified management with wizards

SnapView Technologies Comparison
Access to point-in-time copy

Snapshot data is immediately available for use
Clones need an initial full synchronization, which is
time-consuming
Performance impact on Source LUN

Snapshots use Copy on First Write, which increases
response times
Fractured Clones are independent of their Source LUNs
Use of disk space
A Snapshot uses around 20% of the space of its
Source LUN
A Clone occupies the same amount of space as its
Source LUN
Recovery from Source LUN loss or corruption
Snapshots depend on a Source LUN for operation

Clones can be completely independent of the Source
LUN
SnapView Snapshot Limits

Parameters
VNX540
0
VNX510
0
VNX560
0
VNX530
0
VNX580
0
VNX550
0
VNX760
0
VNX570
0
VNX800
0
VNX750
0
Max SnapView
Snapshots per
storage system
256
512
512
1024
2048
Snapshots per
source LUN
Max SnapView
Snapshot sessions
per source LUN
Reserved LUNs per

storage system
128
256
256
512
512
SnapView Clone Limits

Parameters
VNX540
0
VNX560
0
VNX580
0
VNX760
0
VNX800
0
SnapView Clones
per storage
system
256
1024
2048
2048
2048
SnapView Clones
per source LUN
Clone groups per

storage system
128
256
1024
1024
1024
2
VNX510
0
2
VNX530
0
2
VNX550
0
2
VNX570
0
2
VNX750
0
SnapView Clones
per storage
system
128
256
512
1024
2048
SnapView Clones
per source LUN
Clone groups per

storage system
64
128
256
512
1024
Clone private LUNs

Parameters
per
storage
system
Clone private LUNs

per storage
system
VNX Snapshot Overview
VNX Snapshots
Use pointer-based replication and Relocate on First
Write (ROW) technology

Make use of the source LUNs parent Pool to store
original data
Have three managed objects: Snapshot, Snapshot
Mount Point, Consistency Group
VNX Snapshots are managed by

Unisphere
Navisphere Secure CLI
Unisphere SnapCLI
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VNX Snapshot Terminology

Term
Definition
Primary LUN
Production LUN the LUN from which replicas are made
VNX Snapshot
A point-in-time replica of a Primary LUN
Attach
Maps a snapshot to a Snapshot Mount Point (SMP)
Detach
Removes the mapping between a snapshot and a Snapshot Mount

Point
Restore
Restore the Primary LUN to a point in time copy
Unisphere SnapCLI
utility
An executable program that runs interactively or with a script to

manage VNX Snapshots
Snapshot Mount
Point (SMP)
Virtual LUN which can be attached to a VNX Snapshot to make it

visible to a host
Consistency Group
Persistent grouping of primary LUNs or Snapshot Mount Points
Snapshot family
Pool LUN, all of its associated mount points, and all of their snapshots
Relocate on First
Write (ROW)
When data is changed on the Primary LUN for the first time, data is
written to another area in the Pool
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VNX Snapshot Features
VNX Snapshot enabler allows use of VNX Snapshots

Multiple point-in-time copies allowed
Restore to Primary LUN capability
Primary host sees changes immediately
Minimal disruption to production data processing
Consistency of data across multiple objects

Consistency groups
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VNX Snapshot Limits

Parameters
VNX540
0
VNX56
00
VNX5800
VNX7600
VNX8000
VNX Snapshots per

storage system
8000
8000
16000
24000
32000
VNX Snapshots per

primary LUN
256
256
256
256
256
VNX Snapshots per

Consistency Group
64
64
64
64
64
Consistency Group
per storage
system
128
128
128
256
256
1000
1000
2000
3000
4000
128
128
256
512
512
VNX Snapshot
Mount Points per
storage system
Concurrent Restore
Operations per
storage system
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VNX Snapshot and SnapView Snapshot

Comparison
VNX Snapshot Term
SnapView Snapshots
Term
Snapshot
Session
Point in time copy
Restore
Rollback
Restore primary LUN to point

in time copy
Attach
Activate
Make the point in time copy

accessible to a host
Detach
Deactivate
Remove the point in time

copy from the host
Consistency Group
n/a
Persistent grouping of primary

LUNs or Mount Points
Snapshot Family
n/a
Pool LUN, all of its associated

mount points and all of their
snapshots
Primary LUN
Source LUN
Pool LUN that can be used by

VNX Snapshots
Snapshot Mount Point
Snapshot [LUN]
LUN that host uses to access

the snapshot data
Definition
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VNX Snapshot and SnapView Snapshot

Features
Feature
SnapView
Snapshots
VNX Snapshots
Snapshot Space
Automatic in same pool
Reserved LUN Pool
Max Snapshots per

source
256
Max Snapshots per array
32,768
2048
Snapshots of Snapshots
Yes
No
Consistent Snapshots
Yes
Yes
Consistency Groups
Yes
No
Automatic Snapshot
space management
Auto-Delete snapshots &

Snapshot expiration
None
Auto Naming
Optional
No
Source LUN type
Pool LUNs, Consistency

Groups, and Snapshot Mount
Points
All LUNs
Snapshot Description
Yes
No
Restore/Rollback
Yes
Yes
In-Band Snapshot
management
Yes
Yes
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Summary
Key points covered in this module:
VNX block local replication business cases
VNX SnapView and VNX Snapshot basic terminology
VNX SnapView Snapshot operating principles
VNX Snapshot operating principles
VNX SnapView Clone operating principles
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VNX Block Local Replication Principles

Upon completion of this module, you should be able to:

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VNX Block Local Replication Principles

VNX Block Local Replication Business Cases

Data copies can be used for purposes other than

A successful recovery requires that consistent data

was written to the backup media

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SnapView Snapshots and SnapView Clones are managed by

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VNX Block Local Replication Principles

Server where customer applications are executed

Host where backup processing occurs

An executable program that runs interactively or with a

script to manage clones and snapshots

Production LUN the LUN from which replicas are made

Maps a snapshot to an available snapshot session

A point-in-time copy of a Source LUN

Private area used to contain Copy on First Write (CoFW)

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VNX Block Local Replication Principles

SnapView Terminology (continued)

Defines a point-in-time designation by invoking CoFW

Name for a session that is used for subsequent operations

Granularity at which data is copied from the Source LUN to a

When a chunk is changed on the Source LUN for the first

The process of breaking off a clone from its source

Contains a Source LUN and all of its clones

Used for recording information that have been modified on

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VNX Block Local Replication Principles

SnapView enabler allows use of Snapshots and

installed), LUN trespasses, and non-disruptive

Multiple point-in-time copies allowed

Consistency of data across multiple objects

Simplified management with wizards

VNX Block Local Replication Principles

SnapView Technologies Comparison

Access to point-in-time copy

Performance impact on Source LUN

Use of disk space

A Snapshot uses around 20% of the space of its

Recovery from Source LUN loss or corruption

Snapshots depend on a Source LUN for operation

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VNX Block Local Replication Principles

SnapView Snapshot Limits

Reserved LUNs per

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VNX Block Local Replication Principles

SnapView Clone Limits

Clone groups per

Clone groups per

Clone private LUNs

Clone private LUNs

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VNX Block Local Replication Principles

VNX Snapshot Overview

Write (ROW) technology

VNX Snapshots are managed by

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VNX Block Local Replication Principles

VNX Snapshot Terminology